Tub set



Nov. 26, 1940. W, C. MCCLASKEY 2,223,075

TUB SET Filed F eb. 7, 1939 Sheets-Sheet l 1w WWW- I @www Nov. 26, 1940.

W. C. MCCLASKEY TUB SET Filed Feb. 7, 1939 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 NOV. 26,` 1940 W. c. MocLAsKEY TUB SET Filed Feb. 7, 1939 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Nov. 26, 1940 PATENT OFFICE TUB sin` William C. McClaskey,

New Philadelphia, Ohio,

assignor to Reeves Steel and Manufacturing Company, Dover, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application February 7, 1939, Serial No. 255,107

n 4 Claims.

The invention relates to a tub `set or standard for supporting a single tub or two or more tubs connected together as a unit.

'I'he object of the improvement is to provide 5 a standard for supporting one or more tubs, and comprises a plurality of identically similar legs and co-operating clips for supportingA a single tub or two or more tubs connected together as a unit.

Another object is to provide a universal leg and universal clip adapted for connection in one position to support a single tub and connection in another position forv attaching two or more tubs together.

A further object is to provideva supporting leg having a hooked upper end for engagement over the bead at the top edge of a tub and a clip adapted to be detachably connected to said leg for engagement with the bottom of the tub.

A still further object is to provide a leg having spaced hooks at its upper end.v for engagement over the beads of two adjoining tubs, and a clip detachably connected to the leg for engagement with the chime portions of the two adjoining tubs to attach the tubs together.

Still another object is to provide a leg having a hooked portion at its upper end for engagement over the bead of a single tub and having spaced hooks at right angles to said hooked portion for engagement over the beads of two adjoining tubs.

Another object is to provide a clip for attachment to the leg adapted to be placed in one position for engagement with the chime of a single tub and to be placed in another position for engagement with the chimes of two adjoining tubs.

A further object is to provide lmeans for in-v terlocking two of said clips together for attaching two adjoining tubs.

A still further object is to provide a modified form of clip for attaching two adjoining tubs together by means of hook bolts.

The above objects together with others which will be apparent from the drawings and following description or which may be later referred to may be attained by constructing the invention in the manner illustrated in the accompanyin Fig. 4, a section taken substantiallyl on the line 4 4, Fig. 3, showing the leg and clip attached to a round tub;

Fig. 5, asimilar view showing the attachment of the leg and clip to a corner'of a square tub;

Fig. 6,` a vertical fragmentary 'sectional view through the central portions of two legs and through two interlocked clips positioned to attach two adjoining tubs;

Fig. 7, a perspective View showing two tubs connected together and supported .by the improved legs and clips; y

Fig. 8, a section taken substantially on.the line 8 8, Fig. 6; l

Fig. 9, a detached perspective View of one of the improved clips; p

Fig. 10, an enlarged fragmentary elevation of theupper end of one-of the improved legs;

(Fig. 1l, a fragmentary view of the upper portion of the blank from-which the leg is made;

Fig. 12, a perspective View of a modified form of clip for attaching two adjoining tubs together;

and

Fig 13, a Vfragmentary sectional view of adjoining portions of Atwo tubs attached together with the modified form of clip.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views..

The invention contemplates the provision of a standard or support for a single tub or a plurality of connected tubs, and consists generally of a leg and a clip arranged to be detachably connected thereto, and so constructed that when attached together in one position a plurality of these legs and clips will support a single tub and when attached together' in another position a pair of these legs and clips will join two-A tub together. j

The improved leg formingja major part ofthe invention is indicated generally at 2.0 and may be formed of fairly heavy gauge sheet metal and is preferably of channel cross-sectional shape throughout the greater part of its length as indicated at 2l, the lower end `thereof being of tubular formas indicated at 22 for attachment of a caster as indicated at 23.

The upper portion of the leg may be fiat as indicated at 24 and provided with the central upwardly taperedcorrugation or rib 25 which is a continuation of thechannel portion 2| of the leg.

The upper end of theflegA is bent outward at a'sharp angle, as shown at 26 and i's'then bent forwardly and downwardly" terminating in the substantially half-round hooked portion 21.

3o, i end of the body portion 33 atan obtuse angle,

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Transversely disposed notches 2B are 'formed in the underside of the hooked portion 21 near opposite ends thereof, forming hooks 29 at the ends thereof.

The body portion 33 of the clip is substantially flat and the opposite side edges thereof may bel vided with the angular flanges4 35.k y.

A central opening 35 is provided in the body portion 33 to receive the bolt 32 in one position of the clip as will be hereinafter described in detail.

Oneend of the body portion 33 may be tapered as at38 and'terminates in the substantially halfround hook 39, the end portion of which is bent downward and offset below the normal plane of the body portion 33 as indicated at 40.

The body` portion33 of the clip is cut out at 4| directly adjacent'to the hook 39 in order to receive a portion of a similar'` hook of another clip inv one position, in'which the clips are arranged as will be later describedin detail.

A wing 42 extends outwardly from the other slightly concaved as indicated at 34 and pro-` kthree of theclips, asabove described, may be connected to the tub T at equally spaced points as shown in Fig. 1. v j

To attacheachleg to the tub the hooked upper end 2i offV the leg is engaged over the bead. B of thetub as shown in .Fig..2, andthe leg its then swung inwardly to the position shown .in Fig.` 3, contacting the side of the tube and rigidly supporting the samefrom the vbead B to the chime C, the upper portion of -the side wall of the tub,

whichv is engaged bythe upper end portion of the leg being sprung slightly inward as shown in Fig. 3. 1' Aclip, such nas-"above described and illustrated in Fig. 9, is then placed in the position shown in Fig. 3 with the flange 44 thereof contacting the bottom wall'W` of the tub and the hook'por-y tion 39 of the cli-p lreceived within the channel portion 2| of the, leg as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and a bolt 32 is then inserted through the aperture 3| in the leg and the aperture 36 in the body portion33 ofthe clip, and a nut 41 is placed upon the threaded lower end of the bolt and tightened so as to draw the clip tightly against the leg and bottom wall of thetub-forcingfthe arcuate edge 45 of the flange 44 of-.the clip'tightly against the -inside of the chime C ofV the tub as shown in Fig. 4. f Where these legsandclips are` usedfor Ysupporting a single squaretub of the general type shown in Vogan Patent No. 2,084,467, four legs areused, one at eachvfcorner ofgthetub.Y f

The legs and `clips are-positioned/and attached inthesame manner as 4above described and when the nut ,istight'ened upon the bolt rounded ,cor-

ners 46 on the edge of the flange 44 of the clip are drawn tightly against the chime C of the tub T as'shownin Fig. 5.

Where two tubs are to be attached together \two legs and clips may be attached to each tub in the manner about described and in the position indicated at A in Fig. 7.

The tubs are connected togetherand supported at-their adjoining sides VVbytwo similar legs and clips locatedv in the position indicatedat A lin Fig. 7.

For this purpose two of the clips are located l in the position shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 and in- I terlocked by means of the hook portions 39, and,

if desiredfa boltlas indicated at 43 may be located through vthe two interlocking hooked end portions ofthe clips for binding the two clips more rigidly together,-

35 yextending upwardly and engagingthe chimesy C of the two adjoining tubs when the tubs are positioned as shown in Fig. '7 with their rim beads B in contact with each other.

The two legs used for connectingthetwo tubs together are placed in the lposition shown at Af in Fig. Y7 with the notches 28 at the upper ends of the 'legs hooked over the beads B of the two tubs.V v f The bolts 32 are then located through the apertures 3| in the legs and through the apertures 4 3 in the wings 42 of the clips and the nuts 41 are placed upon said bolts and tightened drawing the clips tightly against the legs and against the chimes of the tubs and locking the hooked upper ends 29 of the legs tightly over the n beads B of the two tubs. y

Fromthe above it will be seen that both the legs and clips are of universal construction so as to be used for either' supporting a single tub or for supporting multiple tubs in the position shown at A, or for attaching two tubs together inthe position shown at A.

Where the tubs are of heavy 'construction the central supportaiforded by the two legs in the position shown'at A may bedispensed'with, and the two tubs may betied together by means of the device shown in Figs. 12 and 13 which comprises an attaching clip 49 formed of fairly heavy gauge sheet metal andl having the arcuate upstan'ding iianges 5|] at its side edges for engagement beneath the chimes vC of the tubs, downturned strengthening flanges 5| being Ypreferably formed at the ends of this clip andtransversely `disposed strengthening corrugations 52- beingVV formed through its centralfportion.

A pair of vertically-disposed bolts 53 `are located through openings V54 near `opposite ends of the clip 49 and are provided at their upper ends with vthe double hooked heads 55, which engage over the rim beads B ofthe two tubs.

When the nuts 56 are tightened upon the lower threadedends of these bolts Athe two tubs are tightly, clamped., together fbetween, the hooked heads of the bolts andltheclips 49;. t Although only two tubs 'are shown connected together-by the legs and clips to which the invention pertains it, should be understood that any number of ktubs may be connected together in this manner.. f The tubs may be provided with drain cocks 5l by means of which the contents may bedrained therefrom in usual manner, and the-bottom walls clined toward the periphery so that the drain cocks may be located at the peripheral edges of the tubs as illustrated.

I claim:

1. A support for a plurality of sheet metal tubs including sheet metal legs each leg being of channel cross-section throughout a'portion of its length and having a liat upper portion off-set outwardly at its upper end and terminating in a forwardly and downwardly disposed hook adapted to receive and engage over the rim bead of one of the metal tubs, a sheet metal clip associated with each leg and comprising a flat body portion arranged to beinclined downwardly and outwardly and having a reduced lower end portion arranged to be received in the channel of the leg, an angular flange at the upper end of the clip adapted to t against the bottom wall of the tub and having a curved edge fitting within the chime of the tub, a downwardly inclined bolt located through the leg and through the inclined body portion of the clip for detachably connecting theleg and clip to the tub, sheet metal legs placed edgewise between adjacent tubs and having tapered upper edges for contact with the wallsof the tubs and having spaced hooks at their upper ends for engagement over the rim beads of adjacent tubs, sheet metal clip means having curved, upright flanges engaging within the chimes of the adjacent tubs and means for detachably connecting said sheet metal clip means to said last named legs.

2. A support for a plurality of sheet metal tubs including sheet metal legs, each leg being of channel cross-section throughout a portion of its length and having a flat upper portion off-set outwardly at its upper end and terminating in a forwardly and downwardly disposed hook adapted to receive and engageover the rim bead of one of the metal tubs, a sheet metal clip associated with each leg and comprising a flat body portion arranged to be inclined downwardly and outwardly and having a reduced lower end portion arranged to be received in the channel of the leg, an angular ilange at the upper end of the clip adapted to fit against the bottom wall of the tub and having a curved edge fitting within the chime of the tub, a downwardly inclined bolt located through the leg and through the in` clined body portion of the clip for detachably connecting the leg and clip of the tub, sheet metal legs placed edgewise between adjacent tubs and having tapered upper edges for contact with the walls of the tubs and having spaced'hooks at their upper ends for engagement over the rim beads of adjacent tubs, a pair of sheet metal clips each having a flat body' portion with oppositely curved, upright flanges at its side edges engaging within the chimes of the adjacent tubs, interengaging hooks upon the opposed ends of the last named clips, angular wings upon the opposite ends of said last named clips, and inclined bolts located through the wings and last named legs.

3. A support for a plurality of sheet metal tubs including sheet metal legs placed edgewise between adjacent tubs and `having tapered upper edges for Contact with the walls of the tubs 'and having spaced hooks at-their upper ends for engagement over the rim beads of adjacent tubs, sheet metal clip means having curved, upright flanges engaging within the chimes of the adjacent tubs, means for detachably connecting said sheet metal clip means to said legs,` and legs attached to the remote sides of the tubs.

4. A support for a plurality of sheet metal tubs including sheet metal legs placed edgewise between adjacent tubs and having tapered upper edges for contact with the walls of the tubs and having spaced hooks at their upper ends for engagement over the rim beads of adjacent tubs, a pair of sheet metal clips each having a flat body portion with oppositely curved, upright flanges at its side edges engaging Within the chimes of the adjacent tubs, interengaging hooks upon the opposed ends of said clips, angular wings upon the opposite ends of saidlast named clips, inclined bolts located through the wings and legs, and legs attached to the remote sides of the tubs. 

